Advanced Technical Ceramics worked example

Technical Ceramic Demand Forecast Gap with available good ceramic output of 4,100 parts: a worked example

Suppose available good ceramic output falls to 4,100 parts. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate the percent gap between forecast ceramic demand and available good-part capacity using demand, capacity, and reference demand basis.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available good ceramic output: 4,100 parts (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 8,200)
  • Forecast ceramic order demand: 9,600 parts (held at the documented default)
  • Baseline forecast for the period: 9,600 parts (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Capacity gap versus forecast = available good ceramic capacity - forecast ceramic demand.
  • Ceramic demand forecast gap works out to -57.29 % forecast gap at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Capacity gap versus forecast works out to -5,500 parts at these inputs.
  • Available good ceramic capacity works out to 4,100 parts at these inputs.
  • Forecast ceramic demand works out to 9,600 parts at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available good ceramic output sits at 8,200 parts and the headline result is -14.58 % forecast gap, this scenario comes in 293% below the baseline at -57.29 % forecast gap.
  • It computes the difference between available good ceramic capacity and forecast demand, then states that gap as a percentage of a baseline forecast. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Ceramic demand forecast gap: -57.29 % forecast gap (headline result)
  • Capacity gap versus forecast: -5,500 parts
  • Available good ceramic capacity: 4,100 parts
  • Forecast ceramic demand: 9,600 parts

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Technical Ceramic Demand Forecast Gap calculator, set available good ceramic output to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.